Thimble.



No. 629,04. Patented July 18, I899.-

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(Application and mi. 16, 1909.

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WILLIAM COWPER aosisomor WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND.

THIMBL E.

sPnoirIc-A'riofi forming art of Letters Patent No. 629,174, dated Jul 18, 1899. Application filed fi la y 16, 1899. Serial No. 702380. (No model.)

V Britain, residing at Wellington, in the Colony of New Zealand, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Thimbles, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact specification.

This invention relates to thiinbles; and its object is to construct a 'thimble which shall be provided with means for cuttingthread, yarn, and the like, and will thus do away with the inconvenience often caused to the work or the hand of the operator could besewing.

Although I have herein described the device with reference to thir'nbles, it will be understood that the invention may be applied to scissors, sewing-machines, or, in fact, any article. I

In the drawings, Figure l'is a side view of a thimble constructed in accordance with my invention, and Fig. 2 is a top view of Fig. 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, A represents a thimble of any suitable construction or shape, having at a suitable place, preferably in its top edge, an indentaiiOll or opening a, and projecting from the thimhle into the opening is a cutter I), having an inner cutting edgeo or other suitable means for cutting thread, yarn, drc. Pref crably the cutter is in a plane slightly below the top of the thimble, and its outer edge is either could be caught.

rounded smooth and conforms in outward shape to the outline of the outer surface of the thimble. The outer point or end I) of the cutter should turn inward, as shown in the drawings, to lessen the liability of the cutter to catch the hand or work. In the thimble above described the hand or work may be rubbed over the surface of the thimble with impunity, for there will be no part'upon which I prefer that an indentation or, having a wall at, as illustrated in the drawings, shall be employed instead of an opening cut clear through the wall of the thiinble, because where the closing wall d is present it is much more convenient to use the thimble. It will be understood, however,

that the term opening as used herein is intended to'include an indentation.

It is obvious that the invention above described may be applied to various articles where it is desired to cut threads, &c., and that the invention may be modified and changed in various particulars without departing from the scope or spirit of the inven I tion, and I therefore do not limit myself to the precise construction herein shown and described.

Having thus described my invention, I declare that what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a thirnble, the combination of'an openin g, and means in said opening below the outer surface of the thimble for cutting threads and the like, substantially as described.

2. Inathimble, the combination ofan opening, and a cutter in said opening,.below the outer surface of the thi'mble, said cutter having an inwardly-turned point, substantially as described.

3. In a thimble, the combination of an open ing and a cutter in said opening, said cutter having an inner cutting means and an outer smooth surface conforming substantially to v the outer surface of the thimble, substansurface of the thimble, substantially as (is the outer surface of the thimble and having scribed. 7 10 an inwardly-turned end, substantially as de- In testimony whereof I alfix my signature scribed. in presence of two Witnesses.

5. In athimble, means, below the outer sur- WILLIAM OOVPER ROBISON. face of the thimble, for cutting threads and Vitnesses:

smooth surface conforming substantially to the like, said means having an outer smooth II. D. JAMESON, surface conforming substantially to the outer l A. NUTTING; 

